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The CaliforniaHydrogen Highway

May 20, 2004

Air Resources Board

California Environmental Protection Agency

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Overview

• Why hydrogen and context• Governor’s Hydrogen Economy

Blueprint Plan• Recent announcements• Conclusion

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Why does CA need Hydrogen Highways?

• Environment– Cars-- large source of pollution– Petroleum dependence-- multi-media

pollution impacts

• Health– 1.7 million respiratory attacks and 6,500

deaths attributed to air pollution annuallyin California

• Economy– Sustainable fuel supply

• Energy– Recent electricity shortages; California

must develop renewable, reliable,distributed generation

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Context• Near term-- education

– Driver education– Encourage alternatives to single occupancy

• Mid term-- conservation– Improved fuel economy– Hybrid vehicles

• Long term-- H2 economy– Hydrogen highway

• Focus today -- CA H2 Highway effort

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Current Efforts• California has continually been on the

leading edge of protecting public health& moving towards energy independence

• Environmental– ARB’s LEV/ZEV regulations– ARB’s Climate Change regulations

• Energy Independence– ARB/CEC 2076 report– CEC IEPR

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California Fuel CellPartnership

• Formed January 1999• Members include

– Fuel cell and vehicle manufacturers– Energy providers– Government agencies

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California StationaryFuel Cell Collaborative

• Formed June 2001• 20 member agencies/organizations

– State, local, federal, and non-governmentalorganizations

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Hydrogen Highway

• Hydrogen Highway– Establish convenient fueling for consumer hydrogen vehicles by 2010

• Public/private partnership - up to 200 stations• Fixed stations + energy stations• Portable units

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s“Hydrogen Highways Plan”

• A baseline network ofhydrogen fueling andelectrical generatingstations along CA’sInterstate HighwaySystem by 2010.

• Hydrogen productionfrom renewableresources: farm waste,green waste,solar/waste waterprojects, existing H2capacity.

10Demonstrating H2 infrastructure

Courtesy of the CaliforniaFuel Cell Partnership

Chula VistaTemporary

UC IrvineToyota FleetProgram

Thousand PalmsSunLine Transit

Los AngelesHonda Fleet Program

LAX (Q2 2004)SCAQMD/LAWA

San FranciscoHonda Fleet Program

West SacramentoCaFCP HQ

UC DavisToyota Fleet Program

TorranceToyota

TorranceHonda

RichmondAC Transit

Palm SpringsISE/Wintec H2 Station

Diamond Bar(Q2 2004)South Coast AQMD

OxnardBMW

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California Hydrogen EconomyBlue Print Plan

• Cal/EPA shall develop a HydrogenEconomy Plan by January 1, 2005,that will accelerate hydrogen use:– Incentive and financing mechanisms– Public and private partnerships– Promoting environmental and economic benefits– Ensuring lowest possible greenhouse and other air

pollution emissions

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Executive Level Panel toDirect the Blueprint Effort• Cal EPA Agency Secretary Tamminen

will Chair the Panel• The Panel will receive input from

experts on various specific topics• The Panel will report to a Senior Review

Committee that includes AgencySecretary Tamminen and Legislators

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H2 Hwys Implementation Advisory PanelAir Resources Board Alan Lloyd, ChairCA Energy Commission Jim Boyd, CommissionerCalTrans Tony Harris, Acting DirectorAir Pollution CDs Cynthia Verdugo-Peralta, SCAQMD BoardFuel Supplier Don Paul, ChevronTexaco, V.P.Fuel Supplier Jeffrey Lockett, CA Area Mgr, Air ProductsUtility Martha Davis, Inland EmpireElectric Utility Rep Ed Kjaer, Director, So. CA EdisonUS Auto Gerhard Schmidt, V.P., FordAsian Auto Ben Knight, V.P., HondaEuropean Auto Christoph Huss, Sr. V.P., BMWAcademic Joan Ogden, UC DavisDOE Steve Chalk, Manager, EERETechnology Jon Slangerup, President, Stuart EnergyEnviro Jason Mark, UCSEnviro Roland Hwang, NRDCCaFCP Firoz Rasul, 2004 ChairCaSFCC Scott Samuelson, Co-chairEJ representative Luis Arteaga, Exec Dir, Latino Issues Forum

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Who are our partners?• Public Sector

– Sister agencies– Regional agencies– International agencies

• Fuel suppliers• Automakers• Biomass projects• Big-box retailers: solar

panels on flat roofs andhydrogen stations inparking lots

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How do we pay for it?

• The Partners are contributing most of thecost and human resources

• CalEPA, CARB, CEC and other gov’tagencies are providing human resources

• Federal hydrogen funds are needed• Once commercialized, the marketplace

can take over, assisted by revenue bonds

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DOE H2 Awards in CA• H2 fleet and infrastructure demos.

– 4 of 5 awards involve demonstrations in CA

• H2 storage projects and centers ofexcellence– 6 CA universities– 3 CA-based DoE National Labs– 3 private sector firms

• FC research - 3 private sector firms• H2 education development - UC Berkeley

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Industry Support

• DCX, Ford, Honda, GM, Toyota, Nissan,Hyundai - DOE grants for demo projects

• BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Texaco - DOEgrants for demo projects

• BMW - H2 ICE available in 2007

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ConclusionNear Term Needs - Long Term Vision

• We will not back down on any of ourcurrent programs/goals

• We must act today to protect humanhealth and the environment now and inthe long term

• Air quality and climate change point toneed for H2 future

• Renewable H2 desired